Saints 22 @ Rams 30 Final - Prime

Scoring Plays:
1Q - LAR - Matthew Stafford to Puka Nacua 2 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | NO 0, LAR 7
End of Quarter Score: New Orleans Saints 0, Los Angeles Rams 7
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2Q - LAR - Lucas Havrisik 20 yd FG GOOD | NO 0, LAR 10
2Q - NO - Derek Carr to Rashid Shaheed 45 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | NO 7, LAR 10
2Q - LAR - Matthew Stafford to Demarcus Robinson 4 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | NO 7, LAR 17
End of Quarter Score: New Orleans Saints 7, Los Angeles Rams 17
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3Q - LAR - Lucas Havrisik 22 yd FG GOOD | NO 7, LAR 20
3Q - LAR - Kyren Williams 10 yd TD rush (PAT Good) | NO 7, LAR 27
End of Quarter Score: New Orleans Saints 7, Los Angeles Rams 27
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4Q - LAR - Lucas Havrisik 32 yd FG GOOD | NO 7, LAR 30
4Q - NO - Derek Carr to Juwan Johnson 5 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | NO 14, LAR 30
4Q - NO - Derek Carr to A.T. Perry 35 yd TD pass (Derek Carr to Chris Olave 2 yd pass - 2PC Successful) | NO 22, LAR 30
Final Score: New Orleans Saints 22, Los Angeles Rams 30
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Hello Who Dats & Who Datettes...Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays and welcome to the week 16/game 15 thread.

For the 2nd time this season... it's a short week for the black and gold only this time they have to make the flight out west for what could be a big week for the Saints.

A win in Los Angeles tonight means next week's game at Tampa Bay could essentially determine the division champion... and it could literally be a clincher for the Saints if both Atlanta (vs. Colts) and Tampa (vs. Jaguars) lose on Sunday.

But a win tonight could also keep the Saints hopes for a wild card spot alive as well considering the current #6 seed (Minnesota) and #7 seed (LA Rams) are both 7-7 as well (as is Seattle). A win over the Rams could give the Saints a leg up on the Rams for a possible wild card spot should they falter against either the Bucs or Falcons and can't close out the division.

The current 2-game win streak has made this particular game immensely important as it could be a career defining one for Dennis Allen, Derek Carr, and those all trying to prove a clean slate in NOLA was all that was needed for success.

It may not be the playoffs quite yet... but it might as well be... not just in terms of getting into the postseason... but for some people's legacies.

Plus we need a million blown calls favoring us against the Rams to make up for what the NFL took from us that 1 day several years ago.

LET'S DE-HORN THE RAMS AND HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS INDEED.

Injury Report:
NO-
Isaiah Foskey - Quadricep - OUT
Lonnie Johnson, Jr. - Knee - OUT
Ryan Ramczyk - Knee - OUT
Payton Turner - Toe - OUT (is practicing but not yet designated to return from IR still)
Kendre Miller - Ankle - QUESTIONABLE

LAR-
Tre Tomlinson - Hamstring - OUT
Joe Noteboom - Foot - QUESTIONABLE

Weather: It's going to be raining in LA... will it be hard enough to get in the billion dollar gazebo called SoFi Stadium?

Uniforms: Back to perhaps the best look in Saints history... the original look color rush with the gold helmets



Current Standings:
NFC South:
Buccaneers 7-7
Saints 7-7
Falcons 6-8
Panthers 2-12

NFC West:
49ers 11-3
Rams 7-7
Seahawks 7-7
Cardinals 3-11

Betting Lines: Rams (-4.5), O/U 46.5

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Today's Officials:
Referee: #126 Brad Rogers


Umpire: #128 Ramon George (on Scott Novak's crew in 2022)
Down Judge: #79 Kent Payne
Line Judge: #16 Kevin Codey (on Adrian Hill's crew in 2022)
Field Judge: #50 Aaron Santi
Side Judge: #36 Anthony Jeffries
Back Judge: #2 Tyree Walton (rookie NFL official)
Replay Official: Durwood Manley
Replay Assistant: Chad Wakefield (rookie NFL replay official)

Inactive Lists:
NO-
CB Cameron Dantzler, Sr.
QB Jake Haener
DE Isaiah Foskey
RB Kendre Miller
RT Ryan Ramczyk
LB Monty Rice

LAR-
DB Tre Tomlinson
RB Zach Evans
LB Ochaun Mathis
OL Warren McClendon Jr.
DE Desjuan Johnson